1. What shape is the moon's orbit around Earth?1. What shape is the moon's orbit around Earth?(1 point)

Responses

a spiral
a spiral

an ellipse that is elongated
an ellipse that is elongated

an ellipse that is almost circular
an ellipse that is almost circular

a circle

1 answer

The correct response is:

an ellipse that is almost circular.

While the Moon's orbit is technically an ellipse, its eccentricity is small, making it appear nearly circular.